c_t; While the Japanese and Tsarist Russia conspired to invade China, the Qing Dynasty was still engaged in infighting.

During this period of time, Emperor Guangxu successively launched new policies, in just over two months, has issued dozens of holy decrees, the scope of the reform has involved politics, economy, people's livelihood, military, diplomacy and other fields, the intensity is unprecedented, the old school officials are completely panicked, like this, all their interests can not be guaranteed.

Emperor Guangxu didn't make a will, and the hearts and livers of these officials would twitch a few times, which was to rip flesh on them.

In the end, Emperor Guangxu not only reformed the Manchu and Han Eight Banners, but even extended the big hand of reform to the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen, and wanted to integrate the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen with the military and diplomatic powers of Beiyang and Nanyang, and re-integrate them to the central government.

Li Hongzhang successively made suggestions to Emperor Guangxu, asking Guangxu to suspend the implementation of the new policy and stabilize the political situation of the imperial court first, but Guangxu was furious, and in a fit of anger, he removed Li Hongzhang's position as the minister of the Yamen General Office of Prime Minister's Affairs, and only retained the title of Wuyingdian University Scholar, walked on military discipline, and cleaned up Lao Li fiercely, Lao Li was not ambiguous, and went directly to the court, saying that he couldn't afford to be sick, and took leave of abs;!

Many old-fashioned ministers saw that they couldn't do anything, and even Li Hongzhang was cleaned up, so they simply stopped arguing with the reform party headed by Guangxu, and united, dozens of people went to the Summer Palace to petition, asking Cixi to come forward, this kneeling to ask Lafayette to come forward, in the past two months, has been staged more than a dozen times, and the Empress Dowager Cixi only summoned Prince Qing alone. None of the others saw each other, but today was indeed different, and dozens of ministers went out together to ask to meet Ci Jia.

This time, Cixi did not continue to obstruct it, and directly met with more than ten of the ministers in the Ziguang Pavilion of the Summer Palace.

As soon as everyone entered the Purple Light Pavilion, they all knelt down with hulala. There was a lot of crying.

Gangyi fell down and cried: "Lafayette, please come forward in person." If you don't come forward, our Qing Dynasty is about to change, look at what the Restoration Party has done? Together with the Eight Banners will be abolished, along with the flag salary will be canceled, this is to destroy the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, the minister thinks that the Restoration Party is thinking about restoring the Han nationality and expelling us back to Manchuria! Dowager! ”

As soon as the resolute words fell, Prince Qing Yixuan also cried: "Lafayette, now the emperor has been deceived by the Restoration Party." For Kang Youwei, Tan Si and others to obey their words, and do not take into account the faces of our veteran ministers, can these Eight Banners be abolished? Now it's okay, not only the Eight Banners, but the Emperor has canceled the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, this is the way to die in the country, Lafayette. You can't just sit idly by. ”

Cixi frowned tightly and shouted: "Look at what you have become, get up, all of them will rise up to the mourning family, one by one, a group of important members of the court." Crying and crying, what kind of system! ”

The ministers stood up one after another, and Xu Tong stepped forward and replied: "Lafayette, now the emperor can't even listen to anyone's words, yesterday in the court, he first scolded Lord Ronglu for entering the Hajj, and then immediately after that, our most proficient in foreign affairs, Lord Li Hongzhang, directly canceled the title of the General Office of the Prime Minister's Affairs, and kicked Li Zhongtang out of the court. If it goes on like this, it's amazing, once the international dispute resumes, who will be able to solve the chaos without Lord Li Hongzhang in charge. ”

Cixi was shocked, she heard about the abolition of the Eight Banners, Li Lianying was not idle during this time, every minister came to the gate of the Summer Palace, Li Lianying personally received her, and all the words of the ministers were conveyed to Cixi intact, but Li Hongzhang was ousted from the position of the head of the Yamen General Office of Prime Minister's Affairs, she had just heard about it.

The position of the prime minister's minister of the Yamen General Office of National Affairs is not for anyone to sit on, there was Prince Gong in charge before, when Prince Gong was idle, Li Hongzhang was also in Beiyang, and most of the international affairs were handled by Li Hongzhang, and now the Minister of Beiyang has been replaced by Rong Lu, and the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen is not in the seat of Lao Li, so what should I do?

What the hell is this emperor doing, I tell you a thousand times, ten thousand instructions, reform and change the law, you have to listen to Li Hongzhang's opinions, he is good, and Li Hongzhang has withdrawn reads;.

Cixi asked: "Shaoquan Gong has stepped down from the position of Minister of the General Office, who is now in charge of the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen?" ”

Xu Tong said: "Lafayette, Master Weng is in charge for the time being, but there have been some controversies between Master Weng and the emperor recently, and the emperor has a lot of complaints about Master Weng's attitude towards the Restoration, and he is only afraid of ......."

Cixi said angrily: "Weng Tongyi? Weng Tongyi, does he understand foreign affairs? How can a scholar control the movements of the great powers? Monkey business! ”

Rong Lu replied: "Lafayette, our Qing Dynasty can't go on like this, the minister implores Lafayette to come forward, listen to the government again, control the situation, our Qing Dynasty must not let the Restoration Party continue to mess around like this." ”

"Yes, yes! Galeries Lafayette, ministers and others to affirm that Galeries Lafayette will listen to the government and stabilize the situation! ”

"This ......" Cixi hesitated a little and said: "Fellow ministers, it's not good to do this, after all, the mourning family has returned to the court, and the emperor has been in power for many years. ”

Li Lianying, who was on the side, also knelt on the ground and said: "Lafayette, originally, the slave should not speak, the affairs of the government, the eunuch is not allowed to interfere, but the slave is also sure that Lafayette will listen to the government, our Qing Dynasty will go on like this, and the shelf will be scattered, the emperor is young and ignorant, inexperienced, and deceived by the Restoration Party, we must first eradicate the Restoration Party, and then stabilize the situation in the court." ”

Cixi sighed and said: "Okay, okay, you all say so, together with Xiao Lizi, then in the morning of the next day, the mourning family will go to the palace to take a look, see what is going on between the emperor and the Restoration Party, and then talk about it later." ”

The ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Lafayette is willing to come forward, the matter of the reform will have an eyebrow, without Lafayette coming forward, no one can withstand the emperor's golden words, there is Li Hongzao in the front, Li Hongzhang in the back, a lesson from the past, a leader of the old school, a leader of foreign affairs, were driven out of the court, and the next one may be themselves.

Everyone hurriedly thanked them and withdrew from the Summer Palace. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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